Daniel Ricciardo believes that a year away from the pressures of being on the F1 grid is the probably the best thing as he goes about his own re-set. The Australian, who was dropped by McLaren in favour of rookie countryman Oscar Piastri, was this week announced as Red Bull's third driver. Though it became clear early in the year that his days with McLaren were numbered, Zak Brown claiming the Australian hadn't 'lived up to expectations', it wasn't until after the summer break that the decision to drop him was finally announced. Though most assumed he would be eagerly snapped-up, most likely by Alpine, having spent two seasons with the French outfit, this proved not to be the case, and as...
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